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Indictment Deadline Extended
In Adelphia Fraud Charges

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Colleen DeBaise Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Aug. 23, 2002 6:31 p.m. ET

NEW YORK -- A federal court hearing that was to be held Friday to consider fraud charges against five former executives of Adelphia Communications Corp. -- including founder John Rigas and two of his sons -- has been postponed until Sept. 23.

A magistrate judge in Manhattan granted a 30-day extension on the mutual consent of defense attorneys and...